Planet Earth
A Beginner's Guide
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Physics, Astrophysics & Space Science
| Author: | John Gribbin | ISBN: | 9781780740423 |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications | Publication: | January 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oneworld Publications | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Gribbin |
| ISBN: | 9781780740423 |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications |
| Publication: | January 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oneworld Publications |
| Language: | English |
In this incredible expedition into the origins, workings, and evolution of our home planet, John Gribbin, bestselling author of In Search of Schrödinger's Cat, The Scientists, and In Search of the Multiverse, does what he does best: taking four and a half billion years of mind-boggling science and digging out the best bits. From the physics of Newton and the geology of Wegener, to the environmentalism of Lovelock, this is a must read for Earth’s scientists and residents alike. Trained as an astrophysicist at Cambridge University, John Gribbin is currently Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex, England.
In this incredible expedition into the origins, workings, and evolution of our home planet, John Gribbin, bestselling author of In Search of Schrödinger's Cat, The Scientists, and In Search of the Multiverse, does what he does best: taking four and a half billion years of mind-boggling science and digging out the best bits. From the physics of Newton and the geology of Wegener, to the environmentalism of Lovelock, this is a must read for Earth’s scientists and residents alike. Trained as an astrophysicist at Cambridge University, John Gribbin is currently Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex, England.
